NDLEA DISMANTLES ABUJA DRUG BUNKS, ARRESTS 132, RECOVERS 220KG ILLICIT SUBSTANCES. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 NDLEA dismantles Abuja drug bunks, arrests 132, recovers 220kg illicit substances  -Marwa hails operation, vows to sustain crackdown in FCT, other states  In a non-stop two-week offensive action against traffickers and dealers, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have successfully dismantled several drug joints and bunks within and around the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja where a total of 132 suspects were arrested and 220 kilograms of assorted illicit substances recovered. The wel-coordinated raids jointly conducted by the Agency's Directorate of Operations and General Investigation (DOGI) and the FCT Strategic Command from llth to 25th April 2026 were launched to dismantle illicit drug hubs contributing to substance abuse, trafficking, and associated criminal activities in the capital city after weeks of intelligence and surveillance across all identified hotspots. Areas where notorious drug joints were raided, dismantled and suspects...
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COURT JAILS EIGHT FOR INTERNET FRAUD IN UYO. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE

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 Court Jails Eight for Internet Fraud in Uyo


The Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has secured the conviction and sentence of eight internet fraudsters before Justice Rosemary Oghoghorie of the Federal High Court, Calabar, Cross River State.


The convicts are: Abasiofon Daniel Essien (a.k.a Jason Momoa), Gideon Junior, Edikan Ubong, Harrison Chiemelie, Ndifereke Umoh, Christopher Promise, Effiong Wisdom and Godswill Nsikan.


They were prosecuted on two-count separate charges that border on criminal impersonation, identity theft and obtaining by false pretence.


One of the charges against Essien reads: “That you, Abasiofon Daniel Essien (aka Jason Momoa) sometime in 2023, in Nigeria within the jurisdiction of this Honorable court did take possession of $300 (Three Hundred US dollars) intentionally, knowing that the money formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful act to wit: Identity theft and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18(2) (d) of the Money Laundering  (Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022 and punishable under the Section 18 (3) of the same Act.”


One of Wisdom’s charges reads: “That you, Effiong Wisdom "M" (aka Pamela Randy) sometime in November 2023, in Nigeria, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable court did fraudulently present yourself as Pamela Randy to Michael Moore on the social media platform: Facebook/Instagram with intent to gain advantage for yourself did take possession of the sum of $170 (One Hundred and Seventy United States Dollars) knowing that the money formed part of the proceed of an unlawful act to wit: impersonation thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18 (2) (d) of the Money Laundering  (Prohibition and Prevention) Act 2022 and punishable under Section 18 (3) of the same  Act.”


They all pleaded guilty to their charges when they were read to them following which prosecution counsel, Khamis Mahmud tendered their confessional statements and incriminating contents of their mobile phones to the court as evidence and urged the court to convict and sentence them accordingly.


The judge convicted and sentenced them to two years jail each. Umoh, Promise, Chiemelie and Nsikan were given an option to pay a fine of N2 million each (Two Million Naira). Junior, Essien and Ubong were given N1.5 million (One Million Five Hundred Thousand Naira) option of fine, while Wisdom was given N1,000,000 (One Million Naira) option of fine.


In addition, Essien, Junior, Ubong and Chiemelie are to restitute $100, $300, $170 and N140,000.00 respectively to their victims, while Umoh, Promise, Wisdom and Nsikan will restitute $70, $140, N100,000.00 and Nsikan $50 respectively to their victims. Furthermore, they forfeited their phones, which were the tools of their crimes to the government.


All the convicts bagged their imprisonment when they were arrested by operatives of the Uyo Zonal Command of the EFCC for internet offences. They were later charged to court and convicted.

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